Grammy's Kitchen · Beef Stew · Crock Pot Beef Stew With Onion Soup Mix
One of 148 beef stew recipes we measured
It ranks #1 of 148 for gravy quality among the beef stew recipes we compared. 93 cooks on www.thespruceeats.com rate it 4.1★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 148.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 0% | 71% |
| fat | 0% | 3% |
| aromatics | 0% | 23% |
| salt | 0% | 0% |
| thickener | 0% | 1% |
| vegetables and beans | 0% | 91% |
| collagen idx | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| marbling idx | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 27 g | 2 tablespoons oil or bacon drippings, optional |
| 680 g | 1 1/2 pounds stew beef (lean, cut into 1-inch cubes) |
| 150 g | 1 packet beefy onion soup mix (such as Lipton brand) |
| 4 g | 1 1/2 teaspoons beef bouillon granules (or base) |
| 237 g | 1 cup water |
| 680 g | 4 medium potatoes (cubed) |
| 183 g | 3 carrots (sliced) |
| 40 g | 1 stalk celery (sliced) |
| 794 g | 1 (28-ounce) can whole tomatoes (with juice) |
| 3 g | 1 clove garlic (crushed) |
| Freshly ground black pepper, to taste | |
| Salt, to taste | |
| 16 g | 2 tablespoons cornstarch |
| 59 g | 1/4 cup water (cold) |
Method: 8 steps, published by www.thespruceeats.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I made this recipe for our New Year’s Day dinner (2023) with family who came in from out of town. It was DELICIOUS! How anyone could say “meh” to this I’ll never know. My 5 yr old grandson and 7 yr old granddaughter ate it and loved it! I was worried when I sa” — a cook
“I made this recipe and it turned out perfect I used olive oil instead of butter and added onions as an extra vegetable. I will be doing the chicken in the Dutch oven 😋 next.” — a cook